Breaking news: Rangnick admits Man Utd ‘didn’t play well at all’ during Wolves defeat, and mention players who will never play for him ...

January 04, 2022

Manchester United manager Ralf

Rangnick has slammed his side's

performance in the 1-0 loss against

Wolves. The Red Devils put on a poor

display as Joao Moutinho's goal secured

Bruno Lage's side all three points

on the night.

Manchester United started the night

seventh in the league, four points off

Arsenal in fourth with two games in hand

. However, this loss is a huge blow to the

Red Devils in the race to finish in

the top four.

Reflecting on Manchester United's

performance after the game, Rangnick

was in a rather frustrated mood and

criticized his side's style of play on

the night. He said:

"We didn’t play well at all

individually or collectively. In

the first half, we had big problems

to keep them away from our

goal. In the second half, we

changed to a back three and

had more control then a spell

of 15 minutes where we could

have scored."

When asked about the nature of the

goal that his side conceded, he

explained:

"The goal we conceded, we had

enough players in the box. The

cross had been defended by

Jones but the goal we conceded

was like too many this season.

Moutinho could shoot unmarked

with no problems, no pressure

. We’re very disappointed about

the result and parts of our

performance."

Manchester United were dominated

by Wolves on the night, creating only

seven chances in comparison to Wolves

' 14. Rangnick's side will now have a week

off before they host Aston Villa in the

FA Cup next Tuesday.

They will then travel to Birmingham to

take on the same opposition in the

Premier League, in what will be a

crucial game for the Red Devils.

"We have to admit they deserved

to win" - Rangnick on Wolves'

performance against Manchester United

Rangnick also went out of his way

to praise the opposition and credited

Wolves for their deserved victory on the

night. He said:

"They’re playing with four or five

central midfielders and we had

problems to control that part

of the pitch. We decided to

change our formation and we

had more control – they didn’t

have as many chances – but

we missed our chances and

we have to admit they deserved

to win."

The Manchester United boss concluded:

"We didn’t press at all. We tried

but we were not able to get into

those pressing situations."

Wolves' victory meant Rangnick has

collected just two wins from his first five

games in charge of Manchester United,

despite a fairly favorable run of games.